Video Bible Lesson - A Prayer for Moms Who Struggle with Their Temper By: Malinda Fuller

1/2 Hour of God’s Power with Scott Ralls

3/05/2020

A Prayer for Moms Who Struggle with Their Temper

By: Malinda Fuller

“Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD

will inherit the land.” (Psalm 37:8-9)

To the mom who just put herself in “time out” before 9 o’clock in the

morning, and is sitting in a locked bathroom with her phone, you’re not

alone.

To the mom who cried herself to sleep last night, and the night before, and

the night before that with promises of “I'll do better tomorrow” and pains

of regret, you’re not the only one.

To the mom who grew up with an abusive mom or a negligent mom and

vowed that you would “do it better,” but feels like you’re on the same

hamster wheel, know that all hope is not lost.

You’re not the only one who has snapped a sharp remark and before you

noticed the tears in your daughter's eyes, you knew it that is was rude and

hurtful.

Your struggle with anger, taming your tongue, and controlling your temper

are not new battles for moms.

Unfortunately, shame has a tendency of moving in the day the newborn

comes home. It stalks with whispers that lazy reactions equal a lousy mom,

or that poor choices are the result of a pathetic mother. If these thoughts

have gone from whispers to shouts of blame and torment, please take a

breath, close your eyes and whisper this one name: Jesus.

For He came that you would never be alone. Not even in your darkest

moments when the questions, anxiety and rage threaten to consume you.

Even when it feels like nothing can penetrate the cycle of guilt and

shame—He can.

He can reach into that moment, that day, and that situation, and bring

peace and clarity. He can overwhelm your heart with love, kindness, and

creative ideas for the struggles that you’re facing. He can speak life to the

circumstances where there seems to be only death, and His grace can be

enough to hold you through whatever trial you are enduring right now.

And here’s the best part: not only can He. He will. It is His promise to you

today and your hope for tomorrow.

He is there to catch every tear that falls, hear every prayer you whisper, and

hold every question that leaves you tossing in the night. He promises to

cover you, shield you, protect you—to supply you with strength, love, and

peace.

Jesus says He will never leave. No matter what you do. No matter how

many times you mess up, cry out for help, and need His forgiveness. He

gives it generously. He is not stingy. His grace is like His love: endlessly

abundant.

So, the next time you are hiding upstairs in your room with toddlers

screaming in the next room—or a defiant child locked in theirs—take a

breath, speak His name, and remember that He is with you.

Please pray with me:

Father, give me eyes to see you and ears to hear you in the midst of my day.

When challenges arise, give me the ability to step out of my emotions to

deal with the situation in the best way. And when I make mistakes, give me

the courage to ask others for forgiveness, and even more, to forgive myself.

Remind me of your promises, of the fact that when you look at my beautiful

and unique child, made in your image, it's the same way you look at

me—with a Father's love. Amen.

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